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2016-2017

2016-2017 Linköping HC Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Youth Team	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#31	Rasmus Hedström (G)	27	1997	Bålsta HC	6'2"	187	L
	#1	Marcus Högberg (G)	30	1994	Örebro IS	6'5"	218	L
	#30	Jacob Johansson (G)	31	1993	Bofors IK	6'2"	194	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#6	Linus Björk (D)	26	1998	Linköpings HC	6'1"	187	L
	#6	Anton Björkman (D)	25	1999	Linköpings HC	6'0"	190	L
	#29	Gabriel Carlsson (D)Loan	27	1997	Örebro IS	6'5"	203	L
	#8	Gustav Forsling (D)Loan	28	1996	Linköpings HC	6'0"	198	L
	#37	Adam Ginning (D)	24	2000	Linköpings HC	6'4"	205	L
	#19	Petter Hansson (D)	28	1996	Gislaveds SK	6'2"	196	L
	#24	Oliver Horrsell (D)	26	1998	Almtuna IS	5'7"	176	L
	#9	Anton Karlsson (D)	31	1993	Boro-Vetlanda HC	6'2"	203	L
	#28	Emil Kristensen (D)	32	1992	Esbjerg IK	6'0"	179	R
	#53	Eddie Larsson (D)	33	1991	Mariestads BoIS	6'2"	203	L
	#4	Niclas Lundgren (D)	35	1989	Västerås IK	6'0"	207	L
	#51	Kristian Näkyvä (D)	34	1990	Kiekko-Tiikerit	6'0"	198	L
	#14	Anssi Salmela (D)	40	1984	Ilves	6'0"	190	L
FORWARDS
	#56	Niclas Bergfors (RW)	37	1987	Södertälje SK	5'10"	194	R
	#6	Pontus Eklöf (C/W)	26	1998	Linköpings HC	5'9"	168	R
	#36	Niklas Fogström (C)	42	1982	Sport	6'0"	187	L
	#22	Vilmos Galló (LW/RW)	28	1996	UTE Budapest	6'0"	203	L
	#13	Andrew Gordon (RW)"A"	39	1985		5'11"	176	R
	#35	Simon Hellholm (C/RW)	27	1997	Linköpings HC	6'2"	196	L
	#37	Didrik Henbrant (RW/C)	26	1998	Linköpings HC	5'10"	181	L
	#12	Sebastian Karlsson (C)"A"	38	1986	Göteborgs IK	6'0"	196	L
	#82	Jørgen Karterud (LW/RW)Loan	30	1994	Vålerenga IF	6'5"	212	L
	#27	Hugo Leufvenius (C/LW)	25	1999	Ekerö IK	6'3"	225	L
	#18	Jakob Lilja (LW)	31	1993	Limhamn HK	6'0"	196	L
	#41	Broc Little (LW)	36	1988		5'9"	170	L
	#27	Marcel Müller (LW/C)	36	1988	Berliner SC Preussen	6'4"	229	L
	#40	Ken Andre Olimb (C/W)	35	1989	Manglerud Star	5'10"	176	L
	#46	Mathis Olimb (C)	38	1986	Manglerud Star	5'10"	183	L
	#23	Niklas Persson (C)"C"	45	1979	Sorunda/Ösmo HC	6'2"	205	L
	#20	Jonathan Rodensjö (C/LW)	26	1998	Järfälla HC	6'2"	198	L
	#11	Garrett Roe (C)	36	1988		5'7"	170	L
	#21	Emil Sylvegård (LW/RW)	31	1993	IF Malmö Redhawks	6'2"	216	L
	#5	Johan Södergran (LW)	25	1999	Stocksunds IF	6'3"	205	L
	#17	Henrik Törnqvist (RW)	28	1996	Motala AIF	6'1"	187	R
	#14	Emil Westerlund (LW/RW)	26	1998	Linköpings HC	6'2"	198	L

Position: G: 3, D: 11, F: 18Av Age: 25.25 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 194 lbsCompare with other teams »

2016-2017 Linköping HC Staff

Head CoachDan Tangnes
Asst. CoachJohan Åkerman
Asst. CoachKlas Östman
Goaltending CoachMikael Vernblom
General ManagerFredrik Emvall
ChairmanPer Magnusson
Conditioning CoachLars Thörnholm
Dir. of Player DevelopmentMagnus Hävelid
Equipment ManagerPeter Casparsson
Equipment ManagerUlf Söderström
PresidentAnders Mäki
Youth Hockey SupervisorBo Ekmark

Team Staff History

2016-2017 Linköping HC Captains

"C"

Niklas Persson

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Linköping HC Facts

Plays in: Swedish Hockey League
Team Colors: Blue + White + Red
Town: Linköping, SWE Map
Founded: 1976

2016-2017 Linköping HC Roster Facts

Nationalities

26 players
3 players
3 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Linköping HC: 2 416 GP
NHL: 383 GP
WC: 269 GP
OG: 16 GP
SHL: 4 091 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 1 306 GP
Liiga: 452 GP
KHL: 524 GP
AHL: 1 245 GP
DEL: 664 GP
NL: 104 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Linköping HC J18 (J18 Region)
Linköping HC J20 (J20 Nationell)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Saab Arena
Location: Linköping, SWE
Capacity: 8 500
Construction Year: 2004

Linköping HC Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
12/30/2024 06:00 PM UTC	Malmö Redhawks	Linköping HC	-	SHL
12/28/2024 02:15 PM UTC	Linköping HC	HV71	-	SHL
12/26/2024 02:15 PM UTC	Frölunda HC	Linköping HC	5 - 2	SHL
12/19/2024 06:00 PM UTC	Linköping HC	Rögle BK	2 - 4	SHL
12/07/2024 05:00 PM UTC	Linköping HC	Frölunda HC	2 - 3	SHL

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Latest Transactions

11/17/2024

Up/Down

Fabian Wagner (F)

Leaving forManitoba Moose

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11/11/2024

loan

Felix Öhrqvist (D)

Leaving forAlmtuna IS

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11/01/2024

extension

Olle Strandell (D)

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10/18/2024

confirmed

Olle Strandell (D)

Joining fromHV71

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08/26/2024

confirmed

Robin Kovács (F)

Joining fromLausanne HC

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07/17/2024

confirmed

Elias Sjöström (D)

Leaving forVästerviks IK

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07/01/2024

confirmed

Anthony Greco (F)

Leaving forLada Togliatti

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05/17/2024

confirmed

Christian Heljanko (G)

Joining fromTappara

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Linköping HC History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	SHL	27	8	13	-	2	4	69	81	32	1.19	12	-
2023-2024	SHL	52	23	17	-	4	8	152	146	85	1.63	6	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	SHL	52	16	21	-	4	11	133	165	67	1.29	12	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	SHL	52	16	23	-	8	5	121	142	69	1.33	11	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	SHL	52	17	28	-	4	3	132	166	62	1.19	12	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	SHL	52	14	21	-	6	11	118	139	65	1.25	11	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	SHL	52	15	23	-	8	6	130	143	67	1.29	12	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	SHL	52	21	19	-	3	9	135	130	78	1.5	9	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	SHL	52	27	15	-	5	5	136	116	96	1.85	4	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	SHL	52	23	13	-	9	7	163	121	94	1.81	3	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	SHL	55	26	18	-	4	7	156	125	93	1.69	4	Semifinal loss
2013-2014	SHL	55	20	24	-	7	4	174	167	78	1.42	9	Semifinal loss
2012-2013	Elitserien	55	27	19	-	4	5	145	136	94	1.71	5	Semifinal loss
2011-2012	Elitserien	55	17	24	-	7	7	120	138	72	1.31	10	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	Elitserien	55	22	19	-	5	9	138	118	85	1.55	5	Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010	Elitserien	55	27	20	3	3	2	163	139	92	1.67	3	Semifinal loss
2008-2009	Elitserien	55	26	16	8	1	4	166	152	92	1.67	2	Quarterfinal loss
2007-2008	Elitserien	55	21	14	7	9	4	166	153	92	1.67	2	Final loss
2006-2007	Elitserien	55	22	19	7	2	5	151	153	82	1.49	4	Final loss
2005-2006	Elitserien	50	25	11	7	3	5	150	117	92	1.84	3	Semifinal loss
2004-2005	Elitserien	50	30	15	2	2	1	162	110	97	1.94	2	Quarterfinal loss
2003-2004	Elitserien	50	25	17	0	3	5	141	105	86	1.72	4	Quarterfinal loss
2002-2003	Kvalserien SHL	10	7	1	2	1	1	33	19	24	2.4	1	Saved in relegation
	Elitserien	50	10	31	0	3	6	98	166	42	0.84	12	Relegation Play
2001-2002	Elitserien	50	14	25	0	5	6	132	153	58	1.16	10	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	Kvalserien SHL	10	6	2	2	1	1	32	23	21	2.1	2	Promoted
	Allsvenskan	28	22	3	0	2	1	134	47	71	2.54	1	Promoted
1999-2000	Kvalserien SHL	10	3	5	2	2	0	41	38	13	1.3	4	Relegated
	Elitserien	50	9	35	0	1	5	107	205	34	0.68	12	Relegated
1998-1999	Allsvenskan D1	14	9	2	3	-	-	52	36	21	1.5	2	Promoted

Linköping HC Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2016-2017	Champions HL	4	4	0	-	0	0	16	5	12	3	1	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	Champions HL	4	3	0	-	1	0	14	4	10	2.5	1	16th final loss
2014-2015	Champions HL	6	4	1	-	1	0	20	10	14	2.33	1	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	ET	8	5	2	-	0	1	27	22	16	2	3	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	ET	8	3	3	-	1	1	23	29	12	1.5	4	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	ET	8	3	2	-	1	2	19	18	13	1.63	2	Bronze game loss
2010-2011	ET	8	2	4	-	1	1	19	26	9	1.13	8	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	Champions HL	4	0	4	-	0	0	11	20	0	0	3	Did not make playoffs

Linköping HC Retired Numbers

Linköping HC Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

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Franchise All-Time Goals

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Franchise All-Time Assists

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Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

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Franchise All-Time Games Played

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Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

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Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

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Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

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Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

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Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

Franchise History
- BK Kenty (1946-1976)
- Linköpings Hockey Club (1976-)

2008 Silver Medal Lineup
Mikael Håkanson - Tony Mårtensson - Mattias Weinhandl
Patrik Blomdahl - Joakim Eriksson - Ville Vahalahti
Fredrik Emvall - Niklas Persson - Mattias Carlsson
Kim Staal - Patrik Zackrisson - Tim Eriksson

Calle Gunnarsson - Daniel Fernholm
Josef Melichar - Johan Fransson
Jonas Junland - Ivan Majeský

2007 Silver Medal Lineup
Mikael Håkanson - Tony Mårtensson - Johan Lindström
Fredrik Emvall - Niklas Persson - Sami Torkki
Martin Samuelsson - Joakim Eriksson - Tomáš Vlasák
Patric Blomdahl - Ulf Söderström - Tim Eriksson

Martin Öhrstedt - Magnus Johansson
Calle Gunnarsson - Ivan Majeský
Jonas Junland - Andreas Holmqvist

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